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Suspect arrested after high schooler stabbed to death

Published: 05 May. 2026, 14:42 Updated: 05 May. 2026, 17:47

Law enforcement officers arrest on May 5 a suspect who allegedly killed a high schooler in Gwangju [YONHAP]

A man who allegedly killed a high schooler by stabbing her with a knife was arrested by law enforcement on Tuesday.

The suspect faces charges of murdering the high school student by stabbing her in the neck on a sidewalk near a university campus in Gwangsan District, Gwangju, just past midnight on Tuesday.

Although the offender fled the scene, he was later caught near his residence at 11:24 a.m., about 11 hours after the assault.

A male student from another school who approached the scene upon hearing the victim scream was also injured after the suspect swung the knife near his neck.

Although the two high schoolers were sent immediately to the hospital, the female victim was later pronounced dead. The male high schooler was reported to be in stable condition.

“I decided to commit the crime while contemplating suicide,” the man explained, according to the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Precinct.

The suspect and the two victims did not know each other, according to investigators.

Investigators inspect on May 5 the site where a fatal stabbing happened in Gwangju. [NEWS1]

Update, May 5: Information added following the suspect's arrest.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JANG GU-SEUL [[email protected]]